Day: February 11, 2026

Ondo Integrates Chainlink Price Feeds for Tokenized US stocks on Ethereum

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Ondo Finance said its Ondo Global Markets platform has integrated Chainlink as its official data oracle, enabling price feeds for tokenized US stocks including SPYon, QQQon and TSLAon to go live on Ethereum. According to a post from Ondo on Wednesday, the feeds are now being used on Euler, where users can post the tokenized equities as collateral to borrow stablecoins. The integration provides onchain pricing data for the tokenized assets, allowing decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to set collateral parameters and manage liquidations based on reference prices tied to the…

SEC’s Cooled Enforcement Policy ‘Not Good’ for Crypto Industry: Congressman

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US lawmakers questioned Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins at a hearing on Wednesday about the agency’s enforcement actions against the crypto industry and why several cases were dismissed since the leadership change. Enforcement actions since US President Donald Trump assumed office, and appointed Atkins as SEC chair, are down by 60%, Representative Stephen Lynch said. The Massachusetts Democrat cited the dismissal of several SEC lawsuits against the crypto industry, including the SEC’s motion to dismiss the Binance case in May 2025, as examples of the dropped enforcement…

Bitcoin $60K Retest Possible Due To Growing Liquidity Gap

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Bitcoin (BTC) price fell to $65,800 on Wednesday, slipping back below key intraday trend lines and raising concerns that last week’s drop to $60,000 may not have been the final bottom. Now, analysts say that the possibility of another drop to the yearly low ($59,800) is increasing due to a growing liquidity gap between $66,000 and $60,000.  Key takeaways: Bitcoin has formed a series of lower highs after repeated rejections near the $70,000–$72,000 resistance zone. The relative strength index (RSI) is trending toward oversold levels as the price trades below…

Bitcoin, Altcoins Consolidate In Search Of New Price Floor

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Key points: Bitcoin spot selling keeps a $60,000 retest open as a short-term outcome. Several major altcoins risk resuming the downtrend, indicating a negative investor outlook. Bitcoin (BTC) has again come under pressure, dropping below the $66,000 level during the early hours of the US trading session. According to Kaiko Research, a 52% retracement from the all-time high was “unusually shallow,” and a drawdown of 60% to 68% was more in line with previous bear market cycles. That suggests BTC might bottom between $40,000 and $50,000. BTC seems to have…

P2P Bitcoin marketplace Paxful sentenced for promoting illegal prostitution and money laundering

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has ordered Paxful to pay $4 million after the company admitted to conspiring to promote illegal prostitution and transmit funds derived from criminal activity. According to court documents, Paxful failed to enforce basic know-your-customer and anti-money laundering rules and ignored clear signs of criminal behavior on its platform. The company also submitted false compliance policies to regulators. Investigators found that Paxful enabled nearly $17 million in Bitcoin transfers connected to Backpage and similar sites, which were widely known for hosting illegal prostitution ads, including…

Bhavin Vaid: Curation is essential for navigating crypto markets, risk curators ensure pricing efficiency, and transparency builds user trust

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Risk curators are becoming essential for building trust and efficiency in the evolving crypto landscape. Key takeaways Curation in crypto markets is essential for guiding users through a complex landscape of unknown assets. Risk curators are vital for maintaining market efficiency and ensuring proper pricing in on-chain credit markets. Curators in the crypto space are evolving into infrastructure providers, leveraging best-in-class systems. Transparency is crucial in the crypto market to build trust among participants. Lessons from past failures in DeFi will shape the future of investment products. The composability of…

Coinbase stock sinks 6% as analysts slash targets ahead of earnings

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Bitcoin retreat and low stablecoin flows prompt JPMorgan, Citi, and Cantor to revise COIN outlook while maintaining buy ratings. Coinbase, the largest publicly traded crypto exchange in the U.S., faces mounting pressure from Wall Street as analysts slash price targets ahead of its quarterly earnings report scheduled for Thursday. Shares of the San Francisco-based firm have dropped 34% since January, trading near $152 after falling 6% today. The decline mirrors a broader pullback in digital assets, with Bitcoin down 27% over the past month to around $67K. JPMorgan, the global…

Bitcoin Slips Below $66K As Absent Spot Demand Benefits Bears

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Bitcoin (BTC) has now retraced for three straight days, slipping below $66,000 during the New York session on Wednesday. The decline came after a failed push above $70,000, as weak buying interest allowed sellers to maintain control. Onchain data suggest that the pullback is possibly driven by spot-led selling on Binance, while the lack of a Coinbase premium during the US market session signals muted participation from US investors. Key takeaways: The Coinbase premium index signals muted US investor participation at current price levels. Cumulative volume delta (CVD) continues to…

Coinbase unveils new Agentic Wallets enabling AI agents to hold and send crypto

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Coinbase today unveiled Agentic Wallets, a system enabling autonomous artificial intelligence agents to hold funds, execute blockchain transactions, and manage digital identities without human intervention. Introducing Agentic Wallets, our first ever wallet infrastructure built specifically for autonomous agents. Give your agent the power of a wallet. Let your agent manage funds, hold identity, and transact onchain without human intervention. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/Ns0SmSIys4 — Coinbase Developer Platform🛡️ (@CoinbaseDev) February 11, 2026 The product marks a strategic push by the company to position itself as foundational infrastructure for AI-driven crypto systems, allowing software…

Analyst Wans XRP Price Could Crash Below $1 If Bitcoin Reaches This Level

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Crypto analyst TARA has predicted that the XRP price could still crash below the psychological $1 level. This came as she drew the altcoin’s correlation to Bitcoin’s price action, while highlighting how a BTC crash could also push XRP to as low as $0.87. XRP Price Could Drop To $0.87 If Bitcoin’s Crash Deepens In an X post, TARA stated that a Bitcoin crash to $52,200 would bring the XRP price down to its .786 support at $0.87. She noted that this level is also the .618 extension and the…